Tried to install Mandrake 9.1

[Matthyahuw]

I can't get the OS to install...

I run it from the CDs (downloaded them twice, burnt them 3 times), but when I make a choice, it thinks about it too long, and eventually coming to the part that you are about to choose install packages, it sat there about 1/2 hour or more with a frozen screen (but the mouse moved).

I gave up after 5 times trying to install it sitting there forever each time.

I have a Soltek nF2 mobo MCP (no T). And even with WinXP I have long pause @ bootup, I dunno if it's related or not, but any info or help is good, thx!

[Matthyahuw]

Anyone see a FAQ on this somewhere???

I know I'm not the only one with this issue, but I can't find anything on it...

[Andy Mecham]

I haven't seen this. Guess we should try to start eliminating possibilities...

Does it occur in text mode as well?

--andy

[Matthyahuw]

here's what I tried from some hints around the net...

disable the onboard NIC, still hangs, also tried text mode, still hangs in the same spots as graphical mode, something's wacky...

[Amazing Iceman]

That happened to me. Do you have more than one CD-ROM drive?
It could be that it was mounting the incorrect drive. Either insert the CD on your second CD-ROM, or switch to the consoles to see what the problem is. In csome cases you may need to mount the CD manually.

[Matthyahuw]

I have a burner and a DVD ROM, I burnt it, then used the DVD ROM to read and boot off of, reads faster for me, but I'll try it and give it a shot...thx

[xodeus]

I suggest that you burn the images with lower speed & on some better media. I burn on Mr. Platinum (http://www.itbutikken.dk/vareinfo/vis_vare.asp?varenr=22205)

[mceachrw]

quit wasting cds. try the hd install procedure. if you have a fat32 partition, decompress the isos there. move only the rpm2 and rpm3 dir for cds 2 and 3 to the place you extracted cd1 under the mandrake dir. under the the images dir, there is a file hd.img. write that to a floppy. boot it and follow the instructions.